The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #758: June 2, 2014

Quick News: Lookout launches ‘theftie’ alerts to combat smartphone theft, Google got 12,000 requests to be forgotten on first day of EU ruling, handy guide to creating a WordPress multisite installation, Zappos kills job posting in favour of a social network; Ragan promo;

News That Fits: Stop stressing about bad reviews: they’re good for you; Michael Netzley’s Asia Report: Thailand’s military leaders consider censoring individual social media accounts, and more; CIPR updates Wikipedia guidance for public relations; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; listener comments in the FIR Podcast Community on Google+; NPR gets huge boost in Twitter traffic and engagement by switch from a bot to a human; eight shows in the past week on the FIR Podcast Network; Dan York’s Tech Report: thoughts about Djibouti, internet trends, and more; Igloo Software promo; does native advertising really perform as well as editorial?;

Neville recording solo next week while Shel’s at the IABC World Conference in Toronto; music from Mother Redcap; and more.

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For Immediate Release: The Hobson and Holtz Report for June 2, 2014: A 92-minute podcast recorded live from Wokingham, Berkshire, England, and Concord, California, USA.

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What to Expect

Perspectives at the intersection of business, communication and technology.

When the only certainty is change, communicator, blogger and podcaster Neville Hobson analyses and discusses trends, behaviours and practices in digital communication to help you understand what they mean for people and organizations.